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Smithsonian Acquires Work by NOVA Art Professor Julia Kwon

December 15, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The artwork of NOVA Art Professor Julia Kwon (Woodbridge) will be a part of the collection at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Renwick Gallery. The work is from her series “Unapologetically Asian,” which is created in response to the rise in anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can see and read more about the … Continued

Save the Date for Spring Convocation and PUP, Jan. 4

December 15, 2020 / Events

Save the Date! The Spring 2021 NOVA Convocation for faculty and staff and Power Up your Pedagogy (PUP) Summit for faculty are scheduled for Monday, January 4, 2021. The theme for this virtual event is centered on the Five E priorities for NOVA: Equity, Empathy, Excellence, Evidence and Economic/Social Mobility. Convocation and PUP Monday, January … Continued

Annandale Campus Library Online Display Brings Joy

December 15, 2020 / General NOVA News

2020 has been a challenging year for many of us, so the Annandale Campus Library has put together a few resources to peruse over the winter break and into the new year that can help us in finding joy and happiness in our lives. Visit the Happy, Happy, Joy Joy online display to check out … Continued

This is the Final Week of 2020 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign

December 15, 2020 / HR News/Training

The 2020 Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) began on Oct. 1 and will run through Dec. 18. Throughout the campaign, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to support a wide range of human service and support agencies throughout the region. Employees may support one or more agencies through payroll deduction or can make a … Continued

Public Health Emergency Leave (PHEL) Update

December 15, 2020 / HR News/Training

As the beginning of a new “Leave Year” approaches, we want to advise that  effective January 10, 2021, the hours of paid leave provided in the Public Health Emergency Leave Policy (PHEL) will return to a maximum of 80 hours per leave year. The exception approved in March that expanded paid time off to 160 hours will … Continued

VIVA Open Course Grants Request for Proposals Now Open

December 15, 2020 / General NOVA News

On behalf of VIVA, Virginia’s academic library consortium, NOVA Libraries are pleased to announce that the Request for Proposals period for the next round of VIVA Open Course Grants (formerly Course Redesign Grants) is officially open! Applications are due February 23, 2021, and award notification will take place on May 14, 2020. VIVA Open Course … Continued

Final 2020 Nighthawk News Available Now!

December 15, 2020 / General NOVA News

The last edition of the students’ newsletter for 2020 is now available. Visit Nighthawk News to view a special message from President Anne Kress, a greeting from NOVA’s Student Services and information to help students prepare for spring 2021. Thank you for your continued support. Happy Holidays to you all!  

2021 Loser-Savkar Faculty Fellowship Announcement

December 15, 2020 / Faculty/Staff Highlights

The Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation and retired NOVA faculty members Reva A. Savkar and Robert C. Loser are pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2021 Loser-Savkar Faculty Professional Development Fellowship. Excellent college teaching requires both content knowledge and knowledge of how to teach that content effectively. The mission of the … Continued

Leave Carryover Requests Due Dec. 18

December 15, 2020 / HR News/Training

If you have excess annual leave that you would like to carry over into next year, the deadline to submit the form is Friday, Dec. 18. The form must be signed by your supervisor. Please email dataops@nvcc.edu if you have any questions.

Reminder of Virtual Student Support Chat Hours, Dec. 21-23

December 15, 2020 / General NOVA News

NOVA’s Student Services offers Virtual Student Supports in the form of live chat, email and virtual lobby Zoom interactions. Please make your students aware that there will be a temporary change in chat service hours as we near the winter break. Chat will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21; … Continued